If your mind won’t stop ‘running’, try sitting down.
What is Mind Running Club?
Your mind runs – we sit with it.
Mind Running Club is a based in Vancouver (Canada) but there are communities of mind runners all over the world! Mind Running Club invites you to sit quietly and notice the mind process doing its thing.
Explore HOW TO SIT here
No coaches. No gurus. No goals. No finish lines.
Mind Running Club does not endorse any specific meditation method. Any human, from any background, in any situation can stop and observe their mind running. It’s very simple but it can seem very hard – it’s not about improving – it’s noticing the desire to improve, fix, or change. Observing is the practice.
The Mind Runs On Its Own
We don’t control our thoughts – they show up uninvited. That’s not a problem. We don’t fix the mind; we just observe it.
The Seat Is The Practice
No cushions, incense, or training required. Just sit somewhere, anywhere – a park bench, a kitchen chair, a yoga mat – and notice what arises.
All Speeds Welcome
Whether our mind is sprinting, spiraling, or strolling, everyone can practice. There is no need to slow down or speed up – just sit and observe.
There’s No Finish Line
This isn’t a race or a challenge -it’s a loop. We observe, get distracted, come back & begin again. Sit – Notice – Repeat – that’s the whole thing.
Sit. Notice. Don’t fix.
How to sit – a preview
(learn more here)
Find a place to sit. On your own, with a friend, or as a group. Indoors or out. Quiet or noisy. Busy or calm – – it doesn’t matter.
Close your eyes (or don’t). Cross your legs, sit upright or lay back. How you sit doesn’t matter. You could even walk (or run) while you practice!
Notice what your mind process does.
Let it.
Don’t fit it.
Repeat.
No special gear is needed to practice Mind Running.
No timers. No apps. No yoga mats. No sit pillows. No incense or sound bowls.
There is no need to do anything special or feel anything special.
Just sit, notice, repeat. That’s it.
Common Question #1
But what are the benefits?
That’s the mind process looking for a payoff. A running mind wants to win.
Which is fine – let it ask.
But we don’t need to fix anything, so in a way, there are no benefits.
There’s just a mind process. It runs.
We’re learning to notice it.
Common Question #2
Okay, but meditation is supposed to be good for me, right?
That’s the same question wearing a different running outfit. And it’s okay – watch it! See how the mind tries to measure, evaluate, and score a practice that isn’t trying to win? That is our practice.
Common Question #3
But how do I know if I am doing it right?That’s a great question – now… notice who’s asking it! That’s your mind process measuring itself again. Let it. Don’t fix it. If you’re wondering whether you’re doing it right… you probably are.
Not convinced this practice is worth while? Not to worry…
Mind Running Club is FREE
Sitting in a park is as grassroots as it gets.
No studio to visit. No teachers to pay. No monthly fees.
Just you, your mind process, and the willingness to observe it run.
This practice is free and available to anyone with a mind – which means everyone!
There is no special methods to learn. There is no religious or spiritual affiliation to this practice.
Observing our mind process is a basic skill – like walking or running.
The world could use a few more healthy minds.
